Drum and drum washing machine having the same

摘要

The drum includes a drum body provided with at least one opening, and a balance ring passing through the at least one opening and detachably connected to the drum body.

主权项

1. A drum washing machine comprising a housing, a tub and a motor to rotate a drum supported by the tub, the drum comprising:
a drum body provided with at least one opening; and a balance ring passing through the at least one opening and detachably connected to the drum body and including a ball insertion groove to accommodate a plurality of balls; wherein the drum body includes a curling part formed at an end of the drum body in the outward direction of the drum body along the circumference of the drum body, wherein the drum body includes a neck part that is a portion of the drum body separated from an end of the drum body and that is bent in the inward direction of the drum body along the circumference of the drum body, and the balance ring includes a lower support part fitted into the drum body and seated on the neck part and an upper support part protruded from an outer circumference of the balancing ring in an outward direction, wherein the circumference of the drum body and a circumference of the balance ring between the curling part and the neck part are formed on a common, even plane, which formed in a axial direction of the drum body, and wherein the upper support part directly contacts with a front of the curling part.